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How to ensure that I in IT means India

As India enters a New Year riding the I-T wave—600,000 people creating $16 billion worth of wealth every year—this is no time to r...

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As India enters a New Year riding the I-T wave—600,000 people creating $16 billion worth of wealth every year—this is no time to rest. The sea could turn choppy; other countries, from China to Mauritius, are learning how to swim; technology’s getting turbulent. How do we build on our formidable head start? What should the government’s role be? And what do we need to do to generate demand—bridge the digital divide?

Beginning tomorrow, in a four-part series exclusive to The Indian Express, IT & Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie answers these questions. And raises other ones, critical to navigating the future—for both the industry and the government.

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